IN THE CORRIDORS

The Bureau and the Secretariat have been working on the draft decisions to be
considered by the three working groups. The first seven decisions were distributed
late Tuesday afternoon: science; environment and development in decision making;
trade, environment and sustainable development; demographics; financial resources and
mechanisms; poverty; and major groups. One that has not yet emerged is the mandate
of the intergovernmental panel on forests. The Chair asked interested delegations to
submit their proposals by the end of the day Tuesday. While the draft decision on
forests is expected to be considered by the working group chaired by Henry
Aryamanya-Mugisha (Uganda), some anticipate the establishment of a smaller,
informal group.